Summa' Craze

As spring/summer time rolls in (Rexburg isn't quite sure yet which season it is right now)

I have gotten the craze to do lots of different things:

Cooking new recipes

(I recently made bruschetta for the first time, and boy was it mouth-watering and so tasty)

Expanding my book collection

(I recently bought my first novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens)

I WILL become a bookworm!

Lose 10 Pounds

(I've kept my 10 lost pounds off from last semester, now I just need to lose a little more.

I have the goal to run a marathon within the next year.)

Become a Yoga Expert

(I have been going to the yoga classes offered on campus with Lyn-diesel. Anyone know of where I can purchase a cute yoga mat of my very own?)

Build a Budget

(This will go more into affect when I move down to Utah. Hope and pray that I get the job I applied for!)

serve, Serve, SERVE

I have been praying for opportunities to serve.

And guess what happened?

Today while walking to campus a man asked me if I had a phone he could use. He was just standing there, it seemed like he was waiting for a ride to come pick him up.

I had one, but I said no.

Literally 5 seconds after I said no and kept walking, I felt this pain in my heart. The spirit then told me that that was what I've been praying for...

Wow, 'Hello Hannah!". How dare I throw away blessings such as these. I will be hitting myself for the next few hours now...)

black eyed me

Remembering the soldiers.

Can I just say that I had the most wonderful Memorial Day Weekend?

Justin and I made a trip down to wonderful Utah to visit our dear friend Kellie Olivia Jorgensen.

We shopped.We laughed.We cooked.We watched. We ate.We cuddled.We loved.

Oh how I crave weekends like this on a daily basis now.

On a another note...

Last Wednesday I was privileged enough to get my first black eye. It was so legit.

Woman's flag football is definitely not was it sounds. It's so bad-butt. I was head-butted while playing defense......

I still got her flags though.

cotton balls

It was nice today...

then THIS happened.

(Ok, so my video didn't work, but it is BLIZZARD-ING RIGHT NOW)

This isn't helping with the "trying to stay positive before packing up and leaving Rexburg" dilemma...

i want to leave now

my bags are packed, i'm ready to go

via red suitcase

Lately I've been thinking a lot.

I've been thinking about moving to Utah and how flippin' excited I am!

I seriously haven't been this excited for a change in a very long time, but I know that this will be one of the best decisions I've made.

A new place...new atmosphere...new people...and most of all, new lifestyle.

I'll be on my own...

but it's going to be different.

I'm excited to not know anyone.

I'm excited to have my very first CAR.

I'm excited to have my own room.

I'm excited to live in the city.

I'm excited to have to work to live.

.

...I'm excited for the unknown

Sunlit Words

(picture found here)

You know those days where you feel it's going to be a struggle?

Those days when you know something might go wrong?

Today wasn't one of those day.

waking up to a breath of fresh air from the open window above your bed...

the quiet, peaceful calm of a new day...

the smiles and greetings from roommates in the kitchen preparing a yummy breakfast...

being able to take your time to get ready...and I mean hours...

checking things off of a looooong list of "to-do's"....

walking home from classes in rays of sunshine that shouts the coming of spring...

I love these day, and live for them.

Oh, happy day.

p.s. Thank goodness it's the weekend!

SURPRISE!

(http://www.marinello.com/def/custom-pages/history.aspx)

I have decided I am going to beauty school! The last few weeks of winter semester, I had the feeling that I was meant to be somewhere else. Now, this feeling has come to me before, and I snuffed it off thinking that I was just thinking crazy things and that it would never be possible. This time, I decided to wait, and really listen to the spirit and see whether my feelings were possible. Well, this time I realized what I was feeling was exactly what I thought. I have always loved doing hair, and I would always do my nails and my friends hair when I was younger. I loved getting people all 'dressied' up and allowing them to feel really good about themselves. Why not now? I'm planning on attending Marinello School of Beauty in Provo, Utah starting in the fall. I'm going to start night school and do the cosmetology program there. I couldn't be any more excited! I know that I was meant to go to BYU-Idaho, and I'm so glad that I did. But, I'm ready for a new chapter in my life now, and I know that I am more prepared and well-equipped for it at this point in my life. These next 3 months are going to be pretty crazy, and I still need to focus on this last semester. I am just SO excited to get out of Rexburg and begin to do something I love to do! I have faith that everything will turn out for the best, for me. :)

I'm trying...

...to be a little more crafty.

My first attempts at making homemade hair accessories!!! It was super fun, but it still wasn't my best. I only had a few things to work with, but I'm excited to continue doing this! Check 'em out!